Leadership

What makes an effective executive by Peter Drucker. Leadership does not define the meaning of an effective executive. Harry Truman was known to be an effective executive despite lacking charisma in the history of United States. Similarly,  Drucker states that most managers are defined according to their attitudes, strengths, personalities and weaknesses; however, this attitude…

Introduction Whenever people interact in the organization, many factors come into play towards improving an organizations effectiveness. There are factors that influence the behavior of the employees in any organization. Behaviors such i.e. commitment, cooperation, satisfaction, decision-making, motivation, competitiveness, turnover ….. Etc, all impacts greatly the effectiveness of any organization. Leadership has sometimes been described…

Introduction In this leadership project the definition of participative will be given. There will also be some background given on what makes up a participative leader. The advantages and disadvantages of using this approach will be given and whether or not this approach worked in the group that I studied. The different leadership styles will…

Introduction Leadership approach is one of the most crucial aspects of organizations. The success of organizations is dependent largely on the type of leadership it has. Finkelstein, Hambrick & Cannella (2009) defines leadership as a type of authority due to the powers accorded to leaders in relation to their followers or subordinates. The literature on…

Introduction The rapid increase in technology, economic downturn and globalization has led the businesses to reflect about their organizational goals and policies. It is of imperative importance that an organization knows where it is heading. Businesses may have cutting-edge technology, large customer base and skillful employees which are an asset for any organization but it…

Introduction The significant features of any organisation management in the world today relates to the structuring a particular task around a team of employees. Scholars have proven the structure of work around a given group of individuals who work as a team to be a fact of institutional life (Acker 2012, p. 412). Most firms…

Introduction “The term leadership is a word taken from the common vocabulary and incorporated into the technical vocabulary of a scientific discipline without being precisely redefined. As consequences, it carries extraneous connotations that create ambiguity of meaning (Janda, 1960). Additional confusion is caused by the use of other imprecise terms such as power, authority, management,…

Introduction This report provides a reasoned and academically underpinned critical analysis of what is good and what is detrimental to the organisational culture in terms of Human Resource strategy and practice in Apple Inc. The introduction contained a brief on Apples background from inception to its position in present day. The second section describes general…